The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-05

of the Road Board the Minister of the In
terror shall remove him.

district, to be paid out only upon the order
OF the Chairman of the Road Board of such
district. The Minister of Finance shall
under no circumstances allow such special
deposits, or any part thereof, to be used fol-
/ any other purpose than to pay the drafts
which may be drawn thereon by the Chair
men or the respective Road Boards.
Sec. 8. The Chairman of each Road
Board shall. at the end of each quarter
send to the Minister of the Interior de.
tailed statement of the work done in his
district during the quarter, and also de-
tailed financial statement, setting forth all
receipts and expenditures, accompanied by
vouchers for all expenditures. Such state
ment shall be sworn to before some person
authorized to administer Oaths.
Sec. 10. The Superintendent of Public
Works shall render such assistance as may
be required by the respective Road Boards
in designing and making specifications for
bridges, or the execution of any engineer
ing work.
Sec. IL. In case the road tax money for
any district shall be insufficient to keep the
roads of such district in proper repair, the
Chairman of the Road Board for such dis
trict shall report such fact to the Minister
of the Interior and make a statement of
estimated requirements and the Minister
of the Interior shall, from time to time.
authorize such Chairman to draw upon the
Interior Department for such sums as the
condition of the Treasury will warrant
charging the same to such appropriations
as may be available for such purpose.
Noble Hitchcock moved that the rules be
suspended and the bill referred to the
Printing Committee.
Minister Thurston said that as 1t was an
important bill he had had it printed before
hand.
Noble Widemann was going on to say
how much the road work in past years had
been mismanaged, when President Wilder
reminded him that the bill was not under
discussion. At this time motion to re-
ject could only be made.
Noble Widemann said he intended to
make motion.
Noble Castle called the Hon. Noble to
order. On the first reading of a bill only
one motion could be made, and that was to
reject.
Noble Widemann said, as he understood
it, then everv bill must be rejected.
Noble Smith called his attention to Rule
"a.
President Wilder read the rule, which
states that 1.-The first reading of bill shall
be for information; and if opposition be
made to it the question shall be, Shall this
bill be rejected?' If no opposition be
made, or if the question to reject be mega
lived, the bill shall go to its second reading
without question
Noble Widemann then moved suspen-
sion of the rules and the bill be read a Sec
ond time by its title. Agreed to.
Minister Thurston moved it be referred
to the Committee on Public Lands
Noble Widemann moved it be referred 70
a special committee of five, one from each
island, if possible. They should be practi-
cable men and fully understand road work.
The latter motion carried, and President
Wilder stated he would name the select
committee later on.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
Minister Brown gave notice of the follow
ing bills: To regulate Chinese immigra-
ton; to repeal Chapter of the Session.
Laws of 1880; to repeal Chapter so, Session
Laws of 1886, relating to permanent set
tlement for Thomas w. Everett; to repeal
Chapter A. Session Laws of 1886, relating
to permanent settlement for II. X. H.
Princess Poomaikelani; to repeal Chapter
%, Session Laws of 1886, relating to the
Hawaiian Board of Health; to repeal Chap
ter 48, Session Laws of 1886, relating to a
permanent settlement for w. C. Parke
Minister Ashford gave notice of bill to
provide for and regulate the internal police
of the Kingdom.
RESOLUTION.
Noble Baldwin introduced a resolution
that the Minister of Interior be requested to
furnish each member, on their Individual
receipt, with copy of the compiled laws,
Penal Code and Session Laws of 1884 and
1886, to be returned at the close of the ses-
sion, or, if they wish to keep them, to pay
for them. Agreed to.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
Minister Green gave notice of bill to re-
peal Chapter % of the Session Laws of 1882.
Rep. Kinney gave notice of an Act emit
lied an Act to amend Section of an Act
entitled an Act relating to the practice of
medicine by Chinese physicians, approved |
On the 18th day of August, 1880.
SUPREME COURT JUSTICES BILL.
Rep. G. Brown read for first time an Act |
20 regulate the number of the Justices of |
he Supreme Court.
Noble Smith moved the rules be sus- |
pended, the bill read second time by its |
title and referred to the Judiciary Com
nittee.
Noble Hitchcock thought the bill a sim
lie one, and therefore moved as an amend
nent that it be committed to the House at
o'clock in the afternoon.
Noble Smith said he could not accept the
mendment as the bill was an important
ne.
The motion made by Noble Smith was
ut and carried and the bill referred to Ju-